Our Generous Donors
Thank you to those who made gifts to the Tampa Metropolitan Youth Orchestra. Your contributions helped sustain a quality musical experience for all young musicians in Tampa Bay.

Fall 2022 Donors
Conductor’s Circle
The George C. Forsythe Family Foundation
Golden Baton
Isaac & Olivia Ruiz-Carus
McNichols Company
Michelle & Steven McNichols
Haein Kang
Violin Shop Tampa
Encore Circle
Barber Family (TMYO Alumni)
Parents of Angela Chen
The Flores-Tsai Family
Samantha Iglesias & Family
Betsy & E. Michael Isaak
Nancy & Tim Lorenzen
David & Sondra Shields In Gratitude For Lauren, Kristen & Meagan; In Memory Of Ruba & Retta.
John Sweeny
Chamber Circle
Dana & Eric Gruman In Honor Of Jessica Calandra
Rod Nader In Honor Of Lucy Mena Lara
J.A. & Jane Savage In Honor Of Our Granddaughter Ella Marchetti
Yiru Shen & Simon Shi
Joshua Kim Family
Friends
Anonymous
Zeke & Cecilia de la Garza
Susan Deng
Jorge Figueroa
The Geiger Family
Jeffrey Huang & Francis Wu
Susanne & Jack Hebert
The Heine Family
Hintz Academy of Music
Grandparents of Anna Lucas
Militello Family
Daniel Park Family
In Honor of Dr. John & Barbara Sinnott
The Tapie Family
Contributors
Anonymous
Dong Family
Yumi Heverly
Aly McLaughlin
Ming-Hung Teng
Monica & Phillip Weatherford
In-Kind
Michelle Kim-Painter
Beth Waligorski
Comments from donors:
“TMYO was there for our family in a tough time. My daughter was able to participate while I was unemployed thanks to the scholarship program. This was such a gift, and it keeps on giving now that she is playing in orchestras at the college level. Thanks to everyone for all you do to help instill a love of good music in our children.”
“TMYO has been a wonderful music enrichment experience for my daughter. Thank you very much!”
Season 2021- 2022 Donors
Conductor’s Circle
The George C. Forsythe Family Foundation
Virtuoso Circe
The Violin Shop Tampa
Golden Baton
Isaac Ruiz-Carus
Encore Circle
John Sweeny
The Flores-Tsai Family
Chamber Circle
Richard and Soyoen Kim — Parents of Joshua
Derrick Thomas
Friends
Jean & Denis Calandra
Dana & Eric Gruman
Susanne & Jack Hebert
Heine Family
Hudson Family
Henry & Caroline Johnson
Kopernick Global Investors in honor of Simon Shi
Nancy & Tim Lorenzen
Parents of Daniel Park
Yiru Shen and Simon Shi
Dr. John and Barbara Sinnott
Fernando Traba
Diana Burgueno Vega in honor of Sebastian
Chris & Cindy Wolfe
Contributors
Nebi Bakare
Yumi Heverly
The Valdes Family
In-Kind
Beth Waligorski
Your Donation Matters
Gifts to the Tampa Metropolitan Youth Orchestra support our primary mission of providing superior music training, while guiding students toward a lifelong appreciation of classical music.
Every gift – large or small – is important to us and will be acknowledged in our concert programs. THANK YOU!